East Ramapo Sheroes Series 2026 - Mercy Carabajo SPANISH

East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley) · March 23, 2026

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Self-identification and family background

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Mercy Carabajo identifies herself as the wife of Polivio Ortiz and mother of Thalia and Santiago Joel; she says she has lived in the United States for about two and a half decades and that her life changed significantly after immigrating.

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Mercy Carabajo, an Ecuadorian immigrant and parent from Spring Valley, described her experience as a longtime resident and parent, her work as a full‑time nanny, and her role in founding the Organización de Padres Empoderados in 2022. She told meeting organizers the group has organized mobilizations, met with state legislators in Albany and hosted a visit from the New York commissioner of education to press concerns about the East Ramapo Central School District.

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